Winery CottaneraFatagione
Red wine
This wine is a blend of 2 varietals which are the Nerello mascalese and the Merlot.
In the mouth this red wine is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
This wine generally goes well with beef, lamb or pasta.
Taste structure of the Fatagione from the Winery Cottanera
Light | Bold | |
Smooth | Tannic | |
Dry | Sweet | |
Soft | Acidic |
In the mouth the Fatagione of Winery Cottanera in the region of Sicily is a powerful with a lot of tannins present in the mouth.
Wine flavors and olphactive analysis
On the nose the Fatagione of Winery Cottanera in the region of Sicily often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.
Food and wine pairings with Fatagione
Pairings that work perfectly with Fatagione
Original food and wine pairings with Fatagione
The Fatagione of Winery Cottanera matches generally quite well with dishes of beef, pasta or lamb such as recipes of venison stew to be prepared the day before, lasagne simplissimo or lamb mouse confit in wine.
Details and technical informations about Winery Cottanera's Fatagione.
Discover the grape variety: Nerello mascalese
Elegant, taut reds with a pale ruby colour (often compared to Pinot Noir and Nebbiolo), fine tannins and high acidity, on aromas of red cherry, raspberry, Mediterranean herbs, dried flowers, spices, graphite and volcanic mineral notes. Fine ageing potential. The absolute star of Etna Rosso DOC, thriving on the black lava flows of the north and east contrade. Also in Faro DOC. Native Sicilian high-altitude grape.
Last vintages of this wine
The best vintages of Fatagione from Winery Cottanera are 2015, 2013, 2012, 2011 and 2009.
Informations about the Winery Cottanera
The Winery Cottanera is one of of the world's greatest estates. It offers 16 wines for sale in the of Sicily to come and discover on site or to buy online.
The wine region of Sicily
Major qualitative renewal. Sunny, expressive reds: fleshy, spicy Nero d'Avola (black cherry, blackberry, liquorice), fine, mineral Nerello Mascalese on Etna (recalls Pinot Noir), light, crisp Frappato in Cerasuolo di Vittoria DOCG. Lively, saline whites: Catarratto, fat, iodised Grillo, taut Carricante, floral Inzolia. Amber, walnutty fortified Marsala.
The word of the wine: Wine vinegar
Product of acetic fermentation of wine.
